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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2h

@tuphlos.bsky.social I made those cottage cheese brownies (I think?) you posted. They're yummy, but they're basically cheesecake, not brownies 😄 Did you try them? I used coconut sugar.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 4h

Ikr?! One of my very favourite species 💚

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Jan Herder @janherder.bsky.social · 10h

A few sweet American chestnuts. All going to sprout. Seems drought affected.

An American Chestnut branch of 5 leaves. The bottom 2 have turned yellow, sitting on a wooden table with one brown pod opened to show its fruit, and a pair of still green spikey chestnut pods next to it

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 9h

My neighbour is very different from me. There's been a black walnut tree in my yard for eons. Every year, cars drive over the nuts, making a wonderful popping sound. This is the traditional way to crack the nuts, btw. Well, neighbour is out there sweeping them up. Alles in Ordnung! 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 9h

American?!! Can I have some?

Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 11h

Those are perfect for you! 🌸

I ended up buying more of the D&D and Chinese New Year stamps. I love the Luna Moth ones, but I try to avoid square envelopes.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 12h

I was going to buy postage stamps, and they're all Barbara Bush, William F. Buckley, US Military, etc. Nothing good! 🤢

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 19h

Ukrainian veteran Serhii "Voron" Railian went to war in 2015, at the age of 18. While performing a combat mission in the Donetsk region in 2022, he lost his sight and both legs.

He underwent more than 30 operations, but thanks to his beloved wife and a new hobby, he found the strength to recover

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Shane Claiborne @shaneclaiborne.bsky.social · 1d

I met Grantifa today.
We’re gonna be alright.
#NoKings #NoKingsDayOct18th

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, yes! I feel a bit guilty about doing so well during the pandemic. I loved having an excuse to avoid social situations.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 1d

It was reading an article, possibly a decade ago, about autistic women in the UK that was my "Eureka!" moment. They are way ahead of the US in recognising autism in women.

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 2d

People think there are no Roman history emergencies, right up to the day a sitting president proposes a triumphal arch. Now suddenly everyone needs a good handle on Titus and Constantine.

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Justin Morgan @justinmorgan.io · 2d

nothing lasts forever and I wouldn't mind actually following the VA official account when it isn't being run by some dentist's failson.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2d

I hope it's better than the Circe, Medea, and Angrboda re-takes. They were so bland and powerless 😕

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2d

Because it's the internet, and I'm autistic.

They're acorn caps.

Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, and not by just small amounts. We're talking double and triple.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2d

Ja, es ist eine Form des Pfälzischen Deutsch.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2d

I can't tell if you're being facetious.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2d

I think they will never re-convene the House, nor fund the government, nor hold midterm elections. Democracy is toast.

Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2d

The word "perform" has become inextricably linked to "performative." The OP says they were being deliberately "provacative," which is a great new word that combines "provoke" and "vacant."

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

genuinely wild the number of quote tweets that see this as an insult toward mamdani rather than as praise for his discipline and skill at translating personal charisma into political appeal

mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 2d

Zohran Mamdani is a trained performer who has an extremely disciplined and laser-focused ability to recite on-message talking points in response to any question, and yet voters overwhelming praise him as being especially "authentic" compared to other politicians. There's a lesson here!

Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2d

Love the cool air! Summers are getting to be too much. Used to be hot only from the end of May through the beginning of August. Now it's more like six months of unbearable heat.

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Anastasia Chipelski @anachips.bsky.social · 3d

If it’s a special day, I’ll be wearing my cat sweater. So nice, I think I’ll knit it twice (Cat sweater the 2nd currently in progress.)

Pattern is Catknit by Andrea Rangel. #showmeyourknits

A green sweater with light yellow repeating pattern of seated cats around the yoke. The sweater is draped over a wicker chair frame with grass in the background.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2d

There are plenty of secular homeschoolers. Because public schools are based on local property taxes, quality varies extremely from district to district. My son received no math instruction in an Oakland public school because there were not enough staff to handle the behaviour issues.

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Ken Follett @kenfollettauthor.bsky.social · 2d

To all my readers in Greece, the wait is over, the Greek translation of my new book #CircleOfDays is out now: geni.us/kfcod

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2d

I agree completely that reviewing is tedious work. I don't think we've addressed the implications of handing the work over to the tech bros, nor the environmental impact. We're just letting it happen.

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